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that mitch mcconnell and paul ryan tie it into the popular v.a. bill it is not for easy approval. they didn't do it. now we have a big deal of dems holding them up as usual on debt ceiling approval could have been so easy. the president also tweeting the only problem i have with mitch mcconnell after hearing repeal and replace, that should never have happened. scott, needles to say, those are not the tweets of somebody who feels himself to be united, those are the tweets of somebody who is critical. in mitch mcconnell's statement yesterday he didn't deny "the new york times" reporting from earlier in the week that he said he questions whether or not the president will be able to salvage his presidency at this point and also that there was a profanity laced conference call between the two men on august the 9th where the relationship boiled down in which the president was apparently upset about two things, one, the failure of obamacare up on capitol hill and also as "the new york times" reported, mitch mcconnell's failure to shield the president fro
that mitch mcconnell and paul ryan tie it into the popular v.a. bill it is not for easy approval. they didn't do it. now we have a big deal of dems holding them up as usual on debt ceiling approval could have been so easy. the president also tweeting the only problem i have with mitch mcconnell after hearing repeal and replace, that should never have happened. scott, needles to say, those are not the tweets of somebody who feels himself to be united, those are the tweets of somebody who is...
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mitch mcconnell said let's do no more than 300. and opposes it >> nancy said no she wouldn't take less than -- >> now we should do nothing or move on and try and find a deal? >> they should try to find a deal >> i'm not stuck in the past i say take the money, re-purpose the money and move on to more money. take what we can get and there are dollars we can get quickly christmas is coming. >> not if mitch mcconnell has anything to do with it. >> let's throw it back to caroline, let's talk about what you think needs to be prioritized if there is going to be some sort of a deal that's put on the table, what needs to be prioritized, what is the most immediate need >> i think if there's going to be a deal, the most immediate needs are kind of obvious. they are for more of the -- more benefits for small businesses, i think, especially, and more benefits, for instance, extensions of loans and things like that, but also just more generous unemployment benefits, including the unemployment benefits that the c.a.r.e.s act that cover people tha
mitch mcconnell said let's do no more than 300. and opposes it >> nancy said no she wouldn't take less than -- >> now we should do nothing or move on and try and find a deal? >> they should try to find a deal >> i'm not stuck in the past i say take the money, re-purpose the money and move on to more money. take what we can get and there are dollars we can get quickly christmas is coming. >> not if mitch mcconnell has anything to do with it. >> let's throw it...
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mcconnell will gra have to agree not to filibuster that and the president is daring mitch mcconnell not to engage in a filibuster and it would seem so embarrassing to the public that mcconnell was filibustering a deal for middle-class tax reform. i think that's a risky gamble. i guess the way he, the president, is thinking of it is either he gets that bill on the floor and mcconnell lets it go for a vote and he gets what me wants or we're going over the cliff which i think he probably feels is not such a terrible scenario for him, vis-a-vis the republicans. >> let me ask you, let's bring up the number of votes that harry reid got to get his job and what mitch mcconnell got to get his job and then the president's. the president got 65.6 million votes. senator mcconnell got less than a million, 954,000 and senator reid, 363,000. a man whos had got 65 million votes has handed off the leadership of this key issue to two men combined who haven't gotten even 1.5 million votes. they represent fewer than 1.5 million people in america and he's seated leadershceded leade. why? >> obama has al
mcconnell will gra have to agree not to filibuster that and the president is daring mitch mcconnell not to engage in a filibuster and it would seem so embarrassing to the public that mcconnell was filibustering a deal for middle-class tax reform. i think that's a risky gamble. i guess the way he, the president, is thinking of it is either he gets that bill on the floor and mcconnell lets it go for a vote and he gets what me wants or we're going over the cliff which i think he probably feels is...
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we continue our breaking news where senate majority leader mitch mcconnell walked on to the floor of the senate saying republicans have the votes on the tax plan that's where ylan mui is standing by with the latest. >> republicans say they have the votes for the tax bill, but we have yet to hear confirmation from senator susan collins' office on that earlier she waffled on whether or not she would support the bill she was one of the three undecide votes on this along with senator bob corker and senator jeff flake there are reports that included in the senate bill is a $10,000 deduction for property taxes that will i yoube allowed now that that's in there, it is potentially likely she's behind the bill the other momentum this bill has had is that three senators earlier this morning came out behind t senator ron johnson, senator steve daines and senator james langford of oklahoma, so this tax bill is moving faster folks had thought considering the road bump they had come to last night when it looked like the deal with senator bob corker who was concerned about the impact opt den the de
we continue our breaking news where senate majority leader mitch mcconnell walked on to the floor of the senate saying republicans have the votes on the tax plan that's where ylan mui is standing by with the latest. >> republicans say they have the votes for the tax bill, but we have yet to hear confirmation from senator susan collins' office on that earlier she waffled on whether or not she would support the bill she was one of the three undecide votes on this along with senator bob...
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senator mitch mcconnell. we're going to convene the expert "kudlow report" political panel one last time. and tonight they will all be live on the set. maybe the first time. look at this all-star crew. look at them. we're going to talk about what we just heard from senator mcconnell, much more. and thanks again for joining us on the final edition of "the kudlow report." god bless all of you. we will be right back. just stay with us. >> larry, you and i have been partners for years and years, doing lots of, lots of adventures. and i assure you this one is not our last. as you've said to me many, many times, art, stick around, there's a lot more work for us to do. i'm there with you, larry. semper fidelis. your old friend art laffer. >> my first hit on cnbc was with you, larry, and i was admittedly nervous, but you made me feel right at home. thank you so much for all your support. you've been a mentor, a trusted friend, and a role model. >> larry, you're a living legend. nighttime tv will never be the same wit
senator mitch mcconnell. we're going to convene the expert "kudlow report" political panel one last time. and tonight they will all be live on the set. maybe the first time. look at this all-star crew. look at them. we're going to talk about what we just heard from senator mcconnell, much more. and thanks again for joining us on the final edition of "the kudlow report." god bless all of you. we will be right back. just stay with us. >> larry, you and i have been...
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we're also following senate majority leader mitch mcconnell with gop senators are the health care bill as pressurizes to pass that legislation markets are moving higher, albeit modestly for the day. joe terranova, josh brown, steven weiss and jon najarian are joining me snap has beaten up the social media stock. scott devitt is injoing us by phone. welcome back. >> thank you for having me. >> this is a heavy call. people expected the stock to move lower why today with this move >> the lock-up expiration i think is more and more internet cops have become public over the past five, six, seven years. investors have become more educated on timing and pricing in the incremental supply and snap has been responding to the upcoming lock-up expiration for some time now. but it's important to note that it's not just about the lock-up operation. there has to be a fundamental story behind the stock and we're more favorable right now. >> people are growing more conscious at a time when you seem to be growing more optimistic based on what metric >> we track things at downloads and engagement which i
we're also following senate majority leader mitch mcconnell with gop senators are the health care bill as pressurizes to pass that legislation markets are moving higher, albeit modestly for the day. joe terranova, josh brown, steven weiss and jon najarian are joining me snap has beaten up the social media stock. scott devitt is injoing us by phone. welcome back. >> thank you for having me. >> this is a heavy call. people expected the stock to move lower why today with this move...
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meanwhile, the president continuing to fight with leaders on capitol hill, specifically mitch mcconnell, the senate republican leader sending out two angry tweets about mcconnell's leadership after the failure of obamacare this going into the battle for tax reform this fall the president tweeting, can you believe that mitch mcconnell who has screamed repeal and replace for seven years couldn't get it done must repeal and replace obamacare. the president just moments ago adding an additional tweet, mitch, get back to work and put repeal and replace, tax reform and cuts and great infrastructure bill on my desk for signing, you can do it so a little bit of a maybe passive aggressive encouragement there from the president toward the senate republican leader we'll see how that relationship continues to unfold as they get to work on tax reform, which is coming up this fall, guys, back over to you. >> like he was talking to senator mcconnell as if he's the little engine that could >> yeah, that's right. maybe a little kond sengs there from the president i'm sure that's well-appreciated on capi
meanwhile, the president continuing to fight with leaders on capitol hill, specifically mitch mcconnell, the senate republican leader sending out two angry tweets about mcconnell's leadership after the failure of obamacare this going into the battle for tax reform this fall the president tweeting, can you believe that mitch mcconnell who has screamed repeal and replace for seven years couldn't get it done must repeal and replace obamacare. the president just moments ago adding an additional...
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thanks a lot >> that's mitch mcconnell conceding that the vote he's hoping to have this week will not be held. he's describing healthcare for everybody in this countries and saying it is ofbserve >> you have two different viewpoin dascan -- >> so much of that is meant for medicaid that's where all the trouble is. >> we are seeing for a healthcare bill not just healthcare or medicare or medicaid a tax reform bill in disguise as well changed a a lot lot of middle c bill lets also not forget that they come back july 8th, they leave extensively on july 1st, take out the weekends 16 working days the senate has >> which is why larry lewandowski also screaming out before recess. repealing obamacare is growth. they have to start supplying health insurance >> nose mandate goes away and the individuals made those >> exactly, exactly. >> we'll take a quick break and we'll come back and check in on the white house's press briefings. at last check, we saw rick perry was speaking we'll be back in just a few moment . you're a go! you got the green light. that means go! oh, yeah. start saying yes to
thanks a lot >> that's mitch mcconnell conceding that the vote he's hoping to have this week will not be held. he's describing healthcare for everybody in this countries and saying it is ofbserve >> you have two different viewpoin dascan -- >> so much of that is meant for medicaid that's where all the trouble is. >> we are seeing for a healthcare bill not just healthcare or medicare or medicaid a tax reform bill in disguise as well changed a a lot lot of middle c bill...
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mcconnell, but it's important to ref remember that mitch mcconnell doesn't work for the president soap he's clearly holding his own in this fight, guys back to you. >> you mentioned some of the pressure coming from conservative groups. i don't know the extent to which dean heller of nevada is directly caught up in all of this, but we're starting to hear word of approaches to challenges on the right to republican candidates how does that complicate the issue for mcconnell to wrangle everybody together and come to a deal does that kind of pressure help, or does it divide them >> well, what conservative groups are trying to do is make this this issue, that some of those republican senators, particularly you also see jeff flake out in arizona, that they will be -- that they will be judged on whether or not think can get this tax bill through, show mcconnell does have some leverage in order to try to get some of those republican senators on board. you're also seeing conservative groups trying to pressure some red state democrats into perhaps coming on board because republicans have such a t
mcconnell, but it's important to ref remember that mitch mcconnell doesn't work for the president soap he's clearly holding his own in this fight, guys back to you. >> you mentioned some of the pressure coming from conservative groups. i don't know the extent to which dean heller of nevada is directly caught up in all of this, but we're starting to hear word of approaches to challenges on the right to republican candidates how does that complicate the issue for mcconnell to wrangle...
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then senate majority leader mitch mcconnell announcing on the floor that republicans have the votes to pass their tax plan but some details are still being ironed out even as we go to air. all of this had investors running wild today, dow trading at a 400-point range, its widest range of the year. at one point it was down 353 points and ultimately came back in a massive way, ending the day down just 30 as always we've got full team coverage for you and the latest details from d.c. with eamon javers in front of the white house and ylan mui in front of capitol hill where the senate vote is expected tonight eamon, let's kick it off with you. >> reporter: the most significant today with the news that flynn is in fact cooperating with the special counsel. that means it's expected he had some information of value to provide to the special counsel in exchange for these lower charges. here is exactly what we know about flynn's case as of tonight. flynn pled guilty today of lying to the fbi about his talks with the russian ambassador, this was after the election and before the inauguration pros
then senate majority leader mitch mcconnell announcing on the floor that republicans have the votes to pass their tax plan but some details are still being ironed out even as we go to air. all of this had investors running wild today, dow trading at a 400-point range, its widest range of the year. at one point it was down 353 points and ultimately came back in a massive way, ending the day down just 30 as always we've got full team coverage for you and the latest details from d.c. with eamon...
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some uncharacteristic pessimism from mitch mcconnell yesterday. >> all right. thank you very much for setting up the healthcare debate. >>> president trump continuing his first trip abroad with a stop in brussels. hadley gamble joins us from there with a look at what's on the agenda. hadley? >> good morning, wilfred. president trump has in the past called brussels a hell hole and called nato obsolete, but that has not stopped the president from proposing an additional 4 $1.4 billions to a european reassurance fund. we will see the president not just with european leaders but also nato leaders. one awkward potential meeting is that meeting with theresa may, the british prime minister. we've seen the uk coming out and saying they're not going to be sharing intelligence with u.s. officials going forward surrounding the manchester bombing. let's listen in to what the nato secretary-general told me earlier. >> intelligence is of great importance for nate to we are stepping up our efforts and our work when it comes to sharing intelligence. we just established a new i
some uncharacteristic pessimism from mitch mcconnell yesterday. >> all right. thank you very much for setting up the healthcare debate. >>> president trump continuing his first trip abroad with a stop in brussels. hadley gamble joins us from there with a look at what's on the agenda. hadley? >> good morning, wilfred. president trump has in the past called brussels a hell hole and called nato obsolete, but that has not stopped the president from proposing an additional 4...
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he walks inside alongside mitch mcconnell. that's called the ohio clock position, just off the senate floor, a normal walk in, but an unusual incident happened a few moments ago. somebody throws something in the general direction of the president, and screams something along the lines of trump is treason or something like that, that protester has been detained and removed from the capital complex. the secret service will want to get a little more information on that moment. this is all in the context of a day in which the 3rez has been involved in a war of words with bob corker corker earlier today said the president has been dividing the nation >> our stock market just hit another record high, it's the highest its ever been in history by far, we've created about $5.4 trillion only in stock market value. $5.4 trillion. and we're very happy about it. >> sorry, that was obviously the president talking about the stock market today, something the president likes to do on days like today when there's a big move in the market corker
he walks inside alongside mitch mcconnell. that's called the ohio clock position, just off the senate floor, a normal walk in, but an unusual incident happened a few moments ago. somebody throws something in the general direction of the president, and screams something along the lines of trump is treason or something like that, that protester has been detained and removed from the capital complex. the secret service will want to get a little more information on that moment. this is all in the...
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., mitch mcconnell extending sort of a debt ceiling olive branch. >>> bitcoin nearing 45,000 but that may not be the biggest story in the space this morning. >>> natural gas shortages continuing to fuel the global energy crisis. we'll break down some of the absurd prices countries are paying. >>> and kathy wood's new stock, what she's pouring millions into now. we'll bring you that name on this thursday, october 7th this is "worldwide exchange. >>> good morning, good afternoon, or good evening and welcome from wherever in the world you may be watching. i'm brian sullivan, thank you for joining us that stock move by kathy wood is not on the only move move she is's making more on that in a minute. >>> your global markets are setting up your thursday, stock futures are higher across the board. nasdaq nearly 1% dow futures about .75% all of this coming after another wild session on wednesday that saw the dow erase a more than 400 point loss from bottom to top. we're talking about a 526 point swing for the dow. same for the broader s&p erasing its own 1.3% loss for its biggest single day s
., mitch mcconnell extending sort of a debt ceiling olive branch. >>> bitcoin nearing 45,000 but that may not be the biggest story in the space this morning. >>> natural gas shortages continuing to fuel the global energy crisis. we'll break down some of the absurd prices countries are paying. >>> and kathy wood's new stock, what she's pouring millions into now. we'll bring you that name on this thursday, october 7th this is "worldwide exchange. >>> good...
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then senate majority leader mitch mcconnell announcing on the floor that republicans have the votes to pass their tax plan but some details are still being ironed out even as we go to air. all of this had investors running wild today, dow trading at a
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one man that caught onto this is longtime senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. he does cast doubt on the hopes of winning the net gain of one seed they need to capture control of the senate. let's have a listen to what he said. >> there is a greater likelihood that the house flips over the senate. the senate races are different. they are statewide. candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome. >> reporter: notice how he says candidate quality. this is the man who picks his words carefully. that is no accident that he said that. in terms of who he is talking about, he did not name names. it is to see what republican candidates are struggling. we're starting with dr. oz. he is trailing by double digits against the democrat, john fetterman in the crucial state of pennsylvania. that is one race that has been shifted to the lead democrats. in addition, in ohio, republican leaning state, mitch mcconnell's allies are planning to spend as much as $20 million to prop up the republican nominee, jd vance. he is pulling neck and neck with his democratic opponent, tim
one man that caught onto this is longtime senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. he does cast doubt on the hopes of winning the net gain of one seed they need to capture control of the senate. let's have a listen to what he said. >> there is a greater likelihood that the house flips over the senate. the senate races are different. they are statewide. candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome. >> reporter: notice how he says candidate quality. this is the man who picks...
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mitch mcconnell said the bill would not pass the senate. u.s. postal service released a statement saying that the bill would constrain it's ability to make improvements. the republican national convention kicks off today in charlotte, north carolina. president trump says he will speak every day at the convention and also hear from u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell let's get to richard johnson in u.s. politics and international operations at lancaster university let me ask you first up what we can expect from this republican convention, richard. >> i think that the republicans are going to try to tell a story of past, present and future. i think the past they wantto d that as a way of the president positioning himself as an outcider i think that's part of it. i think it's going to be about not just this particular mode to the pandemic when the president has made missteps but looking at the president's term of 3.5 years and pointing to various policy achievements from the republican's perspectives over
mitch mcconnell said the bill would not pass the senate. u.s. postal service released a statement saying that the bill would constrain it's ability to make improvements. the republican national convention kicks off today in charlotte, north carolina. president trump says he will speak every day at the convention and also hear from u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell let's get to richard johnson in u.s. politics and international operations at lancaster...
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new today the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell a critical vote in the expected trial directly blamed the president for the deadly insurrection this was not a leak to "the new york times," no, he delivere this message on camera on the floor of the united states senate, the very chamber pro-trump supporters desecrated just two weeks ago >> the mob was fed lies. they were provoked by the president and other powerful people and they tried to use fear and violence to stop a specific proceeding of the first branch of the federal government which they did not like. >> we're told leader mcconnell is still undecided on how he will vote. remember, he's already stood by the president through one impeachment but this was by far his sharpest public rebuke to date more on the looming impeachment trial and president's final hours in office in just a moment but first cnbc's kayla tausche covering president-elect biden tomorrow a day mr. biden has been preparing for his whole life >> reporter: that is right, shep after nearly five decades in politics three runs for president and a 73-day transition p
new today the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell a critical vote in the expected trial directly blamed the president for the deadly insurrection this was not a leak to "the new york times," no, he delivere this message on camera on the floor of the united states senate, the very chamber pro-trump supporters desecrated just two weeks ago >> the mob was fed lies. they were provoked by the president and other powerful people and they tried to use fear and violence to stop a...
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. >> reporter: mitch mcconnell's campaign trolling, with this photo with neil gorsuch after mcconnell blocked obama's nominee. trying to the endorsement into a wider crackdown on illegal immigration. >> what we're looking for as republicans i can tell you is, strong borders, no crime what the democrats are looking at is open borders which will bring tremendous crime. >> reporter: that controversial stance igniting a fierce backlash and confrontations. transportation secretary e laine chao with mitch mcconnell challenged by protesters >> that was nbc's peter alexander. if you have any views on that travel ban get in touch with us on twitter >>> coming up on the show, a near four-year odyssey comes to an end for an ajapanese spacecraft >>> also later, celebrity chef wolfgong puck leaves the kitchen and joins us on set as he prepares to launch a new menu at his restaurant in london stay tuned >>> welcome back to "street signs. the u.s. is pushing allies to stop all imports from iranian oil with the trump administration unlikely to offer any exemptions the price of oil rose off the back o
. >> reporter: mitch mcconnell's campaign trolling, with this photo with neil gorsuch after mcconnell blocked obama's nominee. trying to the endorsement into a wider crackdown on illegal immigration. >> what we're looking for as republicans i can tell you is, strong borders, no crime what the democrats are looking at is open borders which will bring tremendous crime. >> reporter: that controversial stance igniting a fierce backlash and confrontations. transportation secretary...
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top republican law makers including senators john mccain, lindsey graham and mitch mcconnell have criticized president trump's order. that's after chaos ensued in the 24 hours after the executive order was signed on friday. more than 100 travellers including refugees and green card holders were detained in airports across the u.s. a federal judge in brooklyn temporarily halted the deportation after they argued for refugees and visa holders to be released. and the white house reversed its stance regarding green card holders stating that travel ban would not go to those with green cards. >>> protests erupted in airports across the country. dan shanman with the latest. >> reporter: detainees greeted as heroes. this follows protests order banned from seven countries and indefinitely from syria. thousands gathered in battery park to protest the actions. >> they're bad for america. they're bad for humanity. they're bad for our national security, and they are against everything that is american. >> reporter: in philadelphia it airport's international terminal was jammed. snow and frigid temperature
top republican law makers including senators john mccain, lindsey graham and mitch mcconnell have criticized president trump's order. that's after chaos ensued in the 24 hours after the executive order was signed on friday. more than 100 travellers including refugees and green card holders were detained in airports across the u.s. a federal judge in brooklyn temporarily halted the deportation after they argued for refugees and visa holders to be released. and the white house reversed its stance...
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that will come from majority leader mitch mcconnell it will detail all the changes of the bill. we are not expecting that until later this afternoon or even early this evening back to you. >> i will pick it up thank you very much. >>> guys, let's chat about this for a second a lot of our audience lives in new york, new jersey, massachusetts, california. we talked about this state and local tax, the s.a.l.t. deduction elimination, how it will really hurt the blue state upper income higher tax people this is a big deal because the repeal of the alternative minimum tax was one of the carrots that the senate was trying to give to blue state republicans to effectively say we are going to cancel your state and local tax deduction but don't have a heart attack, because we are going to repeal the amt. yes, you will lose your deductions but the repeal of the amt may mitigate that pain this could be, if they don't add to the state and local tax deduction, bring it back that's another punch in the face for the blue states. >> reflective of this as one senator who absolutely wants better ra
that will come from majority leader mitch mcconnell it will detail all the changes of the bill. we are not expecting that until later this afternoon or even early this evening back to you. >> i will pick it up thank you very much. >>> guys, let's chat about this for a second a lot of our audience lives in new york, new jersey, massachusetts, california. we talked about this state and local tax, the s.a.l.t. deduction elimination, how it will really hurt the blue state upper...
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he meets with harry reid, mitch mcconnell, john boehner and in an say palau and i. in an say pelosi. speaking on on thursday, simpson and bowles said washington hasn't been able to resolve the fiscal cliff because lawmakers haven't been focused on what's right for the country. >> leaders think it would be to their advantage to go off the fiscal cliff. what a wonderful trait that is, that we can win more as democrats if we let it go or more as complains. people are sick of that and they're ashamed of it. >> if we do get our house in order, future of america is really bright. if we don't, we're well on our way it to becoming a second rate power. >> bowles sees a one third chan of a deal during the lame duck session of congress. a one third chance nothing gets done and the economy moves into chaos. let's hear in michael gurhka. the economy moving in to chaos, is that why we're seeing this market action? >> i'm not surprised because on the equity side, it's always about confidence and right now a lot of politicians have not given the market any confidence whatsoever. so
he meets with harry reid, mitch mcconnell, john boehner and in an say palau and i. in an say pelosi. speaking on on thursday, simpson and bowles said washington hasn't been able to resolve the fiscal cliff because lawmakers haven't been focused on what's right for the country. >> leaders think it would be to their advantage to go off the fiscal cliff. what a wonderful trait that is, that we can win more as democrats if we let it go or more as complains. people are sick of that and they're...
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the majority leader mitch mcconnell came back to that meeting, he took to the senate floor and he says he has full support for the house measure. >> i support the additional border security and disaster aid and i'm proud to vote for the bill >> to pass this bill, republicans will need 60 votes in the senate. that means they will need some democrats to come along. >> there is only one way we'll have a trump shutdown. if president trump clings to his position for an unnecessary, ineffective, taxpayer funded bored he wall that he promised mexico would pay for >> there has been a lot of chatter including from the oval office about the possibility of using the so-called nuke option. that would allow republicans to pass a bill with only 51 votes now, what you're seeing here, however, is regular order. the regular process in the senate underway. that's because mitch mcconnell does not want to go down that road he does not support this nuclear option that means this bill the senate will vote on soon is likely to fail bottom line, we are barreling toward a government shutdown in just a few hour
the majority leader mitch mcconnell came back to that meeting, he took to the senate floor and he says he has full support for the house measure. >> i support the additional border security and disaster aid and i'm proud to vote for the bill >> to pass this bill, republicans will need 60 votes in the senate. that means they will need some democrats to come along. >> there is only one way we'll have a trump shutdown. if president trump clings to his position for an unnecessary,...
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. >> tyler, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell telling reporters the republicans have a high level of concern that president trump's proposed tariffs could, quote, metastasize into a broader trade war. they're urging caution, telling the administration that the tariffs could perhaps derail economic growth and take some of the shine off those tax cuts that republicans worked so hard to pass. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell saying nafta has been a big winner for his home state of kentucky. i asked the senator if the white house was listening to these arguments. he says he thinks they are, and they're waiting for the president's final decision and hoping there's still time to change his mind. >> thank you very much ylan mui in washington >> let's go back out to houston and brian sullivan hi, brian. >> hey, tyler. good to see you again. thank you. we're joined by jack, the ceo of cheniere energy, and your timing could not bemore immaculate right now. i don't know if you heard it mitch mcconnell expressing concern that proposed tariffs could maybe turn into something bigger, perh
. >> tyler, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell telling reporters the republicans have a high level of concern that president trump's proposed tariffs could, quote, metastasize into a broader trade war. they're urging caution, telling the administration that the tariffs could perhaps derail economic growth and take some of the shine off those tax cuts that republicans worked so hard to pass. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell saying nafta has been a big winner for his home state of...
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or the bill fails. >> what is your bet 00 whether mitch mcconnell can pull this off? >> well, he's good he's pulled more than one rabbit out of the hat >> reporter: to try to win over moderates, the new bill includes $45 billion to fight the opioid epidemic, $70 billion more to stabilize insurance markets and help lower income americans pay for care and it keeps some of obamacare's taxes on wealthy americans >> everybody is looking for an idea that is more republican and does not run into the con on september you're taking money from poor people to give it to rich people. >> reporter: but the new bill doesn't restore are of the deep medicaid kits and it includes a conservative proposal allowing people to buy cheap catastrophic insurance without benefits like made continue iternit maternity. mcconnell huddling in his office withholdouts trying to convince can them they can't walk away from their promise to repeal bo obamacare because of americans like loretta thompson who owns a small business outside seattle insurance deductibles for her 19 employees have quadrupled u
or the bill fails. >> what is your bet 00 whether mitch mcconnell can pull this off? >> well, he's good he's pulled more than one rabbit out of the hat >> reporter: to try to win over moderates, the new bill includes $45 billion to fight the opioid epidemic, $70 billion more to stabilize insurance markets and help lower income americans pay for care and it keeps some of obamacare's taxes on wealthy americans >> everybody is looking for an idea that is more republican and...
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in washington today, mitch mcconnell is expected to unyou veil a revised health care bill. he is trying to gain support from wary republicans. but nbc news reports that the proposed changes do little to address concerns about deep cuts to medicaid. in an interview yesterday, president trump said the senate has to get together and pass the bill >> i will be very angry about it and a lot of people will be very upset, but i'm sitting waiting for that bill to come to my desk >> house democrats have proposed a bill imposing sanctions on iran and russia the issue has become more heated in the wake of the e-mails showing president trump's oldest son degreed to meet a russia lawyer during the campaign >>> in other washington new, president trump expected to nominate russ benom to be on the trading commission he's an aide to senator ranking democrat on the senate agriculture committee. the agency currently has just two members. >>> two corporate headlines, news in what could be a game change in the fight against childhood leukemia landon dowdy joining us with those details. >> an ad
in washington today, mitch mcconnell is expected to unyou veil a revised health care bill. he is trying to gain support from wary republicans. but nbc news reports that the proposed changes do little to address concerns about deep cuts to medicaid. in an interview yesterday, president trump said the senate has to get together and pass the bill >> i will be very angry about it and a lot of people will be very upset, but i'm sitting waiting for that bill to come to my desk >> house...
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but we do have a statement that was just put out a few minutes ago from mitch mcconnell, saying he thought rex tillerson would put the nation's interests first and looks forward to supporting him. statements of support from former vice president cheney, former secretary of state condi rice former george w. bush national security adviser steve hadley. we'll see how those two sides line up. when you step back for a minute and look at the overall cabinet that's filling out, you can see two distinct things. donald trump likes generals, general mattis and he likes corporate executive. no surprise there. rex tillerson, andy puzder. gary cohn will be head of his national economic council. the question is how do trump voters react to those kinds of choices? in the end, guys, they'll be judged by the results they deliver and we'll be watching. >> certainly generals and business leaders reflect both trump's youth and working experience as an adult. john, thanks a lot. >> with key cabinet posts filling, the focus now shifts to the economic and policy agenda. president-elect set to meet with tim cook,
but we do have a statement that was just put out a few minutes ago from mitch mcconnell, saying he thought rex tillerson would put the nation's interests first and looks forward to supporting him. statements of support from former vice president cheney, former secretary of state condi rice former george w. bush national security adviser steve hadley. we'll see how those two sides line up. when you step back for a minute and look at the overall cabinet that's filling out, you can see two...
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similarly, mitch mcconnell, the senate republican leader also talking this morning, he said that he's open to the idea of a senate intelligence committee investigation into this matter. but said it should be done by the senate and through proper procedures. what he called regular order. here is mitch mcconnell. >> it defies belief that republicans in the senate are reluctant to either review russian tactics or ignore them. let me say i have the highest confidence in the intelligence community and the agencies, the cia is filled with selfless patriots, many of whom risk their lives for the american people. >> speaking of the cia, a former spokesman for the cia took to facebook over the weekend, posting a criticism of donald trump. this reflects the feelings that a lot of people are still inside the agency. he said the next commander in chief dismisses the work of the agency and calls its findings ridiculous. his disrespect for the cia and wider intelligence community is nothing short of shameful. that's a facebook post by george little. so, guys, a dispute here, the republican leaders
similarly, mitch mcconnell, the senate republican leader also talking this morning, he said that he's open to the idea of a senate intelligence committee investigation into this matter. but said it should be done by the senate and through proper procedures. what he called regular order. here is mitch mcconnell. >> it defies belief that republicans in the senate are reluctant to either review russian tactics or ignore them. let me say i have the highest confidence in the intelligence...
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he is going to stick with his president, so is mitch mcconnell, the senate leader. we have seen ben sass, jeff flake, john mccain, richard burr, among others, be critical of this decision and when you have a senate majority that only has 52 members, that means that you can lose a small number of people and lose your ability to get things done, among other things. president trump has got to get through the senate a new fbi director and that's not going to be easy given the firestorm here. >> can he appease his fellow republicans by nominating someone that they would approve of as he has done with other appointments and get them back on board? >> you can't rule out that possibility. it is not going to be easy. first of all, democrats are going to raise the price of any new director for the fbi. they are already saying that we will not go along with a new appointment unless we get a special prosecutor, don't know if president trump will take that step. because of changes in the rules, republicans may not need democratic support. that's only true if they hold all of the
he is going to stick with his president, so is mitch mcconnell, the senate leader. we have seen ben sass, jeff flake, john mccain, richard burr, among others, be critical of this decision and when you have a senate majority that only has 52 members, that means that you can lose a small number of people and lose your ability to get things done, among other things. president trump has got to get through the senate a new fbi director and that's not going to be easy given the firestorm here....
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senator mitch mcconnell painting an op ed on what's in it for you. today's must reads coming up. >>> another look at u.s. futures, dow up 222 points in premarket. you're watching wor"worldwide exchang exchange". we will be right back. another day of work. why do you do it? it's not just a pay check, you actually like what you do. even love it. and today, you can do things you never could before. ♪ ♪ you're developing ai applications on the cloud. finding insights hidden in decades of medical documents. and securing millions of iot sensors. so get back to it. and do the best work of your life. ♪ ♪ your bbut as you get older,ing. it naturally begins to change, and do the best work of your life. causing a lack of sharpness, or even trouble with recall. thankfully, the breakthrough in prevagen helps your brain and actually improves memory. the secret is an ingredient originally discovered... in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory. prevagen. the name to remember. tha...oh, burnt-on gravy?ie. ...gotta
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he unloaded on president trump in this speech interestingly afterwards, mitch mcconnell, the top republican, didn't denounce what he said but actually applauded him as being a man of morals. he will still be here for another year and a half. we also heard similar criticism from bob corker of tennessee what this means is that they're there are at least two republicans. they have a razor thin majority of two who are not in lockstep with this president and others like john mccain, susan collins who are often skeptical and not voting in lock step with the party as they try to get together on things like tax reform it's the big priority, but there's dissension in the ranks. >>> is there sign that we might see more senators do something like this? two in recent weeks. >> yes >> what are the implications of who might stand in the republican seats for the -- their senate seats next year >> first of all, will we see more maybe, maybe not jeff flake and bob corker are not returning to congress. so they're not running for re-election. they announced that. they're open to say whatever they want to say
he unloaded on president trump in this speech interestingly afterwards, mitch mcconnell, the top republican, didn't denounce what he said but actually applauded him as being a man of morals. he will still be here for another year and a half. we also heard similar criticism from bob corker of tennessee what this means is that they're there are at least two republicans. they have a razor thin majority of two who are not in lockstep with this president and others like john mccain, susan collins...
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mcconnell agree. they've both gotten behind laxalt they hope their gains with hispanic voters will turn nevada red. >>> polls show democrats are losing on inflation, losing on the state of the economy what's your latest projection on how many house seats republicans may pick up? >> we think they could gain between 25 and 35 house seats. that doesn't sound like a lot when you think republicans gained 63 in 2010 last time they took back control of the house, but keep in mind they're starting from a higher floor they're already at 213 seats at 435 after picking up a dozen in 2020 and they have a lower ceiling because redistricting quite frankly has reduced the number of competitive districts and so it's harder to hit those extraordinary gains that parties have done in the past. >> david wasserman from the cook political report thank you. >>> primary season is in full swing obviously. some election officials say they're facing a problem they don't have enough paper supply chain issues are making it diffic
mcconnell agree. they've both gotten behind laxalt they hope their gains with hispanic voters will turn nevada red. >>> polls show democrats are losing on inflation, losing on the state of the economy what's your latest projection on how many house seats republicans may pick up? >> we think they could gain between 25 and 35 house seats. that doesn't sound like a lot when you think republicans gained 63 in 2010 last time they took back control of the house, but keep in mind...
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i do think that mitch mcconnell has a lot to do with that. i think the republicans during the obama administration said their number one goal was to see that obama was a one-term president. that's what mcconnell said and they tried to slow everything down, they filibustered. half the filibusters in the history of the country happened at the end of his -- >> the end of the opposing party always want to make -- >> but -- >> no, do you want to make trump a one-term president? >> my number one goal is to see every child in america has a world class education. >> would you prefer -- >> i would prefer he be a one-term president. but that's different with when you have pao -- remember that obama inherited a great recession. so to say that our number one goal is not to put people to work, is not to -- >> during the recession his number one goal was obamacare. a lot of people criticized him. maybe it should have been to get us back on track. we spent two years on obamacare. >> we passed a stimulus bill before that. >> but it got bogged down. and that
i do think that mitch mcconnell has a lot to do with that. i think the republicans during the obama administration said their number one goal was to see that obama was a one-term president. that's what mcconnell said and they tried to slow everything down, they filibustered. half the filibusters in the history of the country happened at the end of his -- >> the end of the opposing party always want to make -- >> but -- >> no, do you want to make trump a one-term president?...
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leader mitch mcconnell said republicans have a 50% shot of taken the senate. it will be very, very close, he said. does it have more to do with the candidate or a shift or a combination? >> he is actually right. normally you see leaders say we will win. no doubt about it. have the best team. mcconnell is reflecting the true. publicans nominated some very weak candidates in places where they could have one, like pennsylvania, arizona, georgia. they may still win those places. it is a lot tougher than they expected. it is candidate quality. mcconnell used that phrase, candidate quality. second of all, it is the overturning of roe. that is what has transformed low democratic enthusiasm into high democratic enthusiasm that now, essentially, matches republican enthusiasm. normally, the out of power party, the republicans, would be expected to be much more enthusiastic about the elections. that is not true anymore. both parties are enthusiastic. that may cut losses in the house. it may enable them to hang on in the senate. >> the president's approval rating still ob
leader mitch mcconnell said republicans have a 50% shot of taken the senate. it will be very, very close, he said. does it have more to do with the candidate or a shift or a combination? >> he is actually right. normally you see leaders say we will win. no doubt about it. have the best team. mcconnell is reflecting the true. publicans nominated some very weak candidates in places where they could have one, like pennsylvania, arizona, georgia. they may still win those places. it is a lot...
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but, if mitch mcconnell has his way, we are not getting higher taxes, even as part of a deal, maybe slightly bumping up -- >> but jimmy, what if both -- let's say we go to the run-off, both seats go to the run-off in georgia and they both flip blue because it's 2020. all assumptions are out. getting markets which are wrong just like the polls by the way they should listen to us on the road let's say -- >> i think the betting markets did a good job but listen, we focussed on the senate the house just got narrower, too. and i don't think all those districts that they won in 2018, so-called whole foods districts are also going to be for a bunch of tax increase. even if the democrats take the senate, you might get some tax increases but it's not close to what some of us were talking about before the elections that blue wave had happened which it didn't >> yeah. look at these graphics we're showing, stephanie almost right down the middle of everything still a lot outstanding with the senate and people complaining act this or that is this almost sort of goldie locks outcome for the election from a
but, if mitch mcconnell has his way, we are not getting higher taxes, even as part of a deal, maybe slightly bumping up -- >> but jimmy, what if both -- let's say we go to the run-off, both seats go to the run-off in georgia and they both flip blue because it's 2020. all assumptions are out. getting markets which are wrong just like the polls by the way they should listen to us on the road let's say -- >> i think the betting markets did a good job but listen, we focussed on the...
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the temporary measure would fund the government until december 22nd mitch mcconnell says it will be passed by the end of the week. nancy pelosi and chuck schumer are expected to meet with president trump this week to begin talks on a longer term spending bill. >>> republican leaders in the house and senate are racing to merge tax plans and send a bill to president trump before the end of the year. a conference committee plans to reconcile the two piece of legislation starting this week the house has four individual rates and the senate seven the house cuts the corporate rate to 20% right away, the senate waits until 2019. we'll hear more about the conference committee's plans later this morning when house ways and means chairman kevin brady joining "squawk box" at 8:10 eastern time. >>> the supreme court handing president trump a victory. the court says the president's travel ban can go into effect while challenges continue to be heard in lower federal courts. restrictions will be placed on citizens from eight nations, six of those countries are majority muslim. >>> the uk cineworld is buy
the temporary measure would fund the government until december 22nd mitch mcconnell says it will be passed by the end of the week. nancy pelosi and chuck schumer are expected to meet with president trump this week to begin talks on a longer term spending bill. >>> republican leaders in the house and senate are racing to merge tax plans and send a bill to president trump before the end of the year. a conference committee plans to reconcile the two piece of legislation starting this week...
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lindsey graham, mitch mcconnell, la mark alexander and mike enzi. i don't know about wyoming, but we'll be that. what's the beef against mcconnell? >> look at right now what's happening with the continuing resolution and obama care. he has promised he would fight to repeal this law. there's the opportunity for him to fight to make the case to the american people that congress should not be above the law, and yet he's not fighting on it. the people in kentucky are very concerned about this, and they're not happy with it. people across the board for each of the senators that you name, if they voted against this law in 2009, and 2010. and then they turn around and fund it today, that's like being against it before they're for it. >> well, of course, you know a lot of people say, including myself, that the 2010 election in the house was basically a tea party election. the question i guess everybody wants to know is can 2014 be a tear party election, where you election a coalition of republicans and conservatives? don't you fred that if you go after the
lindsey graham, mitch mcconnell, la mark alexander and mike enzi. i don't know about wyoming, but we'll be that. what's the beef against mcconnell? >> look at right now what's happening with the continuing resolution and obama care. he has promised he would fight to repeal this law. there's the opportunity for him to fight to make the case to the american people that congress should not be above the law, and yet he's not fighting on it. the people in kentucky are very concerned about...
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i haven't seen that mitch mcconnell has either scheduled the health care reform and most republicans, not most but a lot of republican senators keep saying it's not going to happen and it's dead, including richard burr, very conservative, and likewise, i don't see a move to pass a tax reform bill yet. maybe you are seeing something i'm not. but i think if you talk to mitch mcconnell and other leaders, especially in the senate, they seem to be scratching their heads and they're not barreling ahead with health care reform. >> i guess i just mean they are being awfully quiet when it comes to the scandal du jour. the "journal" going after some comments on the travel ban and paris climate accord. they haven't broken with him on these controversial issues. >> if i were on the hill i would say why don't we take the focus off of tweeting about travel bans and frankly, take the focus off of the russia fbi comey investigation. i don't quite know why trump keeps tweeting about those things instead of going out and trying to sell either infrastructure, tax reform or affordable care, health care o
i haven't seen that mitch mcconnell has either scheduled the health care reform and most republicans, not most but a lot of republican senators keep saying it's not going to happen and it's dead, including richard burr, very conservative, and likewise, i don't see a move to pass a tax reform bill yet. maybe you are seeing something i'm not. but i think if you talk to mitch mcconnell and other leaders, especially in the senate, they seem to be scratching their heads and they're not barreling...
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mitch mcconnell, two governors, and others police explain the alleged shooter's motive >>> where marijuana is legal drug cartels are changing their ways. >> 85% of the farms that we have discovered are illegal. >> the criminals from other countries growing weed inside the u.s. >>> apple announces now products and tricks for your iphone >>> elon musk threatens to back out of the twitter deal. >>> and back to the beach for d-day veterans >>> live from cnbc, the facts, the truth, the ne"the news with shepard smith". >> good evening. another deadly weekend of mass shootings across america gunmen killing at least 15 people and hurting ddss of others shootings at two graduation parties, night club, a strip mall, and a busy street full of nightlife. 11 mass shootings on surt and sunday alone, according to the gun violence archive the group considers a mass shooting one in which four or more people are killed or injured. in chattanooga, three people died and 14 others hurt at a nightclub when multiple shooters opened fire just before 2:45 in the morning yesterday. it is the second-mass shooting in
mitch mcconnell, two governors, and others police explain the alleged shooter's motive >>> where marijuana is legal drug cartels are changing their ways. >> 85% of the farms that we have discovered are illegal. >> the criminals from other countries growing weed inside the u.s. >>> apple announces now products and tricks for your iphone >>> elon musk threatens to back out of the twitter deal. >>> and back to the beach for d-day veterans...
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mitch mcconnell is very clearly not agreeable to that. this week they're going to vote on the next speaker, likely going to be nancy pelosi will she win and can she unify the caucus brian, just another week in the swamp. back over to you. >> it's really interesting what you're talking about because there's been talk out there that m mueller's investigation may not be scuttled by the president but they will star of it of funding. the men and women need salaries and resources for investigation. so they're trying -- democrats are trying to protect it by guaranteeing funding in that spending bill. >> reporter: well, the big question in the spending bill is what types of protections for bob mueller himself could democrats potentially put in place. so would they -- would, for example, bob mueller need to be fired, if you worked at the department of justice and the democrats want to make sure any documents, paperwork, whatever has been done, that would survive. they want to make sure he has a recourse to the court system. those are some of the s
mitch mcconnell is very clearly not agreeable to that. this week they're going to vote on the next speaker, likely going to be nancy pelosi will she win and can she unify the caucus brian, just another week in the swamp. back over to you. >> it's really interesting what you're talking about because there's been talk out there that m mueller's investigation may not be scuttled by the president but they will star of it of funding. the men and women need salaries and resources for...
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the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said president biden should have taken more action sooner he called on the president to ratchet up sanctions, all the way up, he said, and promised congress would support truly devastating sanctions against the kremlin and its enablers cnbc's senior congressional correspondent ylan mui is live on capitol hill with reaction. >> shep, congress is standing behind president biden's actions today, but lawmakers from both parties want to turn up the pressure on russia even more democratic senator bob menendez, the chairman of the foreign relations committee, said the u.s. should not shy away from any options, including sanctioning the russian central bank, kicking it off the global financial system, and sanctioning president putin personally adam schiff, head of the house intel committee, is also urging stiffer sanctions, even unilateral action by the president. >> if there's any authority he doesn't have that he does need to increase sanctions on russia, he'll get it from congress and i think that congress on a very bipartisan basis would also be
the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said president biden should have taken more action sooner he called on the president to ratchet up sanctions, all the way up, he said, and promised congress would support truly devastating sanctions against the kremlin and its enablers cnbc's senior congressional correspondent ylan mui is live on capitol hill with reaction. >> shep, congress is standing behind president biden's actions today, but lawmakers from both parties want to turn up the...
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mcconnell said there's no chance republicans would back a tax hike proposal like this. so in the high stakes game of politics and taxes, consider this an opening bid. the president expected to outline the next phase of his $4 trillion economic plan in a joint address to congress next week >>> on wall street, the dow down 321. s&p down 38. the nasdaq down 132. i'm shepherd smith on cnbc. it's the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news >>> with derek chauvin in prison, officers react to the cops testifying against him. could reimagining policing begin in minneapolis >>> saving the planet is one thing, but drinking toilet water? on this earth day, a proposal you might learn to swallow >>> and 300 million tons that's how much plastic we waste every year >> that's what a u.n. study shows. 300 million tons or 1.2 trillion pounds of plastic. about the same as the combined weight of all 8 billion people on earth heavy. the situation so bad that people are now willing to change their spending habits. according to a survey conducted by the data firm dinata, 60% of ameri
mcconnell said there's no chance republicans would back a tax hike proposal like this. so in the high stakes game of politics and taxes, consider this an opening bid. the president expected to outline the next phase of his $4 trillion economic plan in a joint address to congress next week >>> on wall street, the dow down 321. s&p down 38. the nasdaq down 132. i'm shepherd smith on cnbc. it's the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news >>> with derek chauvin in...
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mitch mcconnell says that's not going to happen. i'm skeptical but we're not all of the way there yet. >> that's the question, john. they confirmed judge neil gorsuch to the supreme court but to what cost? the cost of bipartisan corporate tax reform? those are questions investors are wondering. >> no. it's not at the cost of those things. this is not going to have an appreciable effect on either of those agenda items. they are going to rise and fall on their own merits and of course with the question of tax reform, republicans are going to do that or attempt to do that through the reconciliation process, which like with neil gorsuch is not subject to a filibuster. so some things, infrastructure, which will move separately, will have to get 60 votes. because there is significant democratic support unless the plan is all tax credits, for example, that is expected to clear that threshold. i don't see much of a relation between those two events. >> john, does the gorsuch related ranker in the senate endanger other elements of policy? at
mitch mcconnell says that's not going to happen. i'm skeptical but we're not all of the way there yet. >> that's the question, john. they confirmed judge neil gorsuch to the supreme court but to what cost? the cost of bipartisan corporate tax reform? those are questions investors are wondering. >> no. it's not at the cost of those things. this is not going to have an appreciable effect on either of those agenda items. they are going to rise and fall on their own merits and of course...